The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20
KILLED ON THE RAILS.
Five Fatalities Near Dubuque and as
Many Near Springfield.

Many Near Springfield.
DUBUQUE, IA, Sept ia disastrous
and fatal railroad accident occurred this
morning on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railrord, two miles north of Dubuque
Two passenger trains collided on a curve
around Eagle Point, by which two en-
glneers and one fireman were
instantly killed, and the other
fireman and one brakeman dying during
the forenoon, making in all five persons
dead The brakeman was riding on the en-
gine so as to open the switch at Peru, three
miles beyond the regular meeting place of
the two trains. The express messenger and
one OF the postal clerks were badly shaken
up, but not seriously hurt. None
of the passengers were injured be-
yond few bruises. The engines were badly
wrecked. The cause of the accident is
charged to the train dispatcher at Lacrosse.
Eagle Point is one of the sharpest curves
on the road, and all trains have to whistle
and slow up. This morning there was a
heavy fog. The south bound train was
moving at good speed and the engines could
not be seen until within few feet of each
other and too late for either engineer or
fireman to jump.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
CINCINNATI, Sept 19.-This morning at
4 o'clock, near Forest on the Pittsburgh,
Ft. Wayne and Chicago railroad, the first
section of freight train broke down, and
the second section coIlided with it, instantly
killing John Bouch, fireman of the sec
ond section. There were several cars
of oil in the second section, and they
caught fire, and soon the entire fore part of
the train was wrapped in flames. While the
trainmen were end avoring to subdue the
fire car loaded with dynamite exploded
with terrible violence, destroying several
cars, tearing up the track and injuring the
engineer of the second section and one
tramp. The names of neither could be
learned.
TWO KILLED BY A TRAIN.
DETROIT, MICH, Sept. 19.-James Dolan
and companion, supposed to be William
Banks, of Wyandotte, while intoxicated,
went to sleep on the Lake Shore railroad
tracks near this city yesterday, and were
run over by freight train. Dolan was in
stantly killed. Banks was taken to hos
pital, where he died shortly afterward.
FREIGHTs SENT TOGETHER.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, Sept ia terrible
accident happened on the north branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad near Monanqua
this evening Train dispatcher at Honey
Pot allowed two freight trains going in OPP
posite directions to come together on a
single track. The trains were running
at the rate of twenty miles
an hour They collided on a deep curve.
The engineers and fremen jumped and
saved their lives. The collision was heard
for miles. Four box cars loaded with gun
powder exploded with terrific force, tear
ing up rocks, tracks and ties and wrecking
about twenty-five cars. These cars caught
fire and with their contents were destroyed.
The following named brakemen were fatally
injured:
l. Metz, fracture of the shoulder and ter
ribly burned.
Ellwood Swank, both legs broken
James Kean, hip dislocated and burned.
The loss to the railroad company is $780,
600. Both engines were thrown down an
embankment and were totally wrecked
AN EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 19.-An express
train over the Indianapolis and st. Louis
Railway was wrecked near Fern station to-
day. The entire train, with the exception
of the sleeping car, left the track, and the
engineer and fireman, named Reddington,
father and son, were both killed. The
passengers were violently shaken up, but no
one was seriously injured.